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c. The process at the cardia. 
d d. The surface of the cardiac portion. 
c e. The massy glandular substance between the cardiac 
and pyloric portions. 
//. The orifices of solvent glands. 
g g. The pyloric portion. 
h. The pylorus. 
(PLATE X.) 
Fig. 1. Represents a section of the elephant’s stomach, to 
show its internal structure, taken from a dried preparation, in 
which the blood vessels had been injected and the cavity 
afterwards blown up. 
a. The oesophagus. 
b b. The portion at the cardia, in which the transverse folds 
are met with : five of these are broad, and nine narrow. 
c c. The cardiac portion. 
d. The pyloric portion. 
e. The pylorus. 
Fig. 2. Shows the external appearance of the cormorant’s 
stomach. 
a. The oesophagus. 
b. The cardiac portion. 
c. The pyloric portion. 
Fig. 3. Is the stomach laid open, and the internal parts ex- 
posed, particularly the solvent glands, the appearance of which 
differs from that of other birds of prey. On one portion the 
orifices are seen empty, on the other they are covered with 
mucus in a coagulated state. 
